Kalijah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kuh-LY-juh
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Kalijah is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
Where does Kalijah come from?
Modern: blend of Ka- and Elijah
Is Kalijah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalijah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalijah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Kalijah, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Kalijah than any year since 2001.
Half of all the boys named Kalijah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalijah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Kalijah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Azaiah Abdullah Jasiah Alijah Muhammad Eziah Jamir Asaiah Khaza Hamza Musa Zahir
Names related to Kalijah
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kalijah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalijah, updated 20 October 2026.